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The list, which features a number of restaurants, coffee shops and hairdressers, is part of an annual expos� that names and shames Britain's under-paying bosses - who have now been fined a collective �1.9 million for their illegal behiavour.

The euro's gains against currencies including the dollar and the pound have been enough to alarm European Central Bank policymakers, who fear the currency could overshoot beyond levels justified by growth.